Category: Operations Report

Supplemental Operations Report 9 Mar 2022

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine (full week report, I missed last Sunday)

Non-nominal systems: Outpost water system, Sojourner

Action taken for non-nominal systems: I am emptying the water supply as much as possible, then I will shock it with bleach and refill the storage tank. I’m too big to get into the tank to clean it. I don’t know for sure that the water is bad but we have been having stomach issues and it was not cleaned at the beginning of the field season so this is just in case.

Sojourner’s batteries are not working properly and are losing charge much quicker than when I left in January. I will be checking and refilling all battery cells and see if that improves the power.

Generator: Still being manually run at night. Approximate hours 9 pm to 7 am on sunny days, slightly longer (with an earlier start time at night) if it is cloudy.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night.

Solar— SOC is nominal.

Notes on power system: Nothing new to report. I will be working on the system this weekend, attempting to get the generator to charge the batteries at night.

Propane Reading, station tank – 64 %

Propane Reading, director tank— 70+ % (estimated at 80%)

Propane Reading, intern tank— 80 %

Propane Reading, generator— 70 %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – not known gallons.

Water (Outpost tank) – 75 gallons

Sojourner rover used: yes

Hours: 162.4

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: Yes

Notes on rovers: Sojourner is losing charge far too quickly.

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): none

Reason for use: n/a

Oil Added? No.

ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0 hours

Notes on ATVs:

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to town for garbage runs and supplies

CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, to town

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town

Campus-wide inspection, if action is taken, what and why? Nothing to report

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report

Summary of internet: Nothing new to report.

Summary of suits and radios: One helmet has damage and has been switched for the spare one at the Outpost.

Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Outpost operations: Greywater tank valve needs replacement.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: We tried to open the observatory dome using an onsite internet connection but failed. We will attempt manually opening it next week.

Summary of health and safety issues: Possible contamination of outpost water supply.

SOL: 15

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: 157.7

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes

Hours: 86.3

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 77%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes

Hours: 170.3

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 76%

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: 228.6

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 15 gallons

Water (static tank): 262 gallons

Water (loft tank): 40 gallons

Water Meter: 01563385 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: There is a crack under one of the screws present on the red ring of a suit’s helmet. We are doing our best to take care of the material that has been provided to us. I may need help to fix it, I thought about using glue to re-stick both parts together. Let me know if you have any advice on how to fix this issue.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 92% at 6:32pm

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing to report

Crew 263 Operations Report 07-03-2022

SOL: 14

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes

Hours: 157.7

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 61%

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No

Hours: 85.8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours: 169.9

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: Yes

Hours: 228.6

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 43%

Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 18 gallons

Water (static tank): 283 gallons

Water (loft tank): 37 gallons

Water Meter: 01563212 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 86% at 6:07pm

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: See HSO Report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing to report

Crew 263 Operations Report 06-03-2022

SOL: 13

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: 157.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: Yes

Hours: 85.8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 65%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours: 169.9

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 61%

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: 228.1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: No

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 24 gallons

Water (static tank): 301 gallons

Water (loft tank): 31 gallons

Water Meter: 01562997 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Notes: At 6pm we had a smell of gas coming from the vents in the bedroom and the one in the lower deck, with the advice of Shannon we used the two gas detector from the RAM and everything seems to be back to normal. We are going to calibrate and check agin with the gas detector every hour just in case.

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 89% at 5:45pm

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: See HSO Report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing to report

Crew 263 Operations Report 05-03-2022

SOL: 12

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: 157.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No

Hours: 169.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours: 85.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: 228.1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 15 gallons

Water (static tank): 325 gallons

Water (loft tank): 40 gallons

Water Meter: 01562733 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: Today during our morning EVA, one of the EVA participant could not hear his teammates through his earpiece. We do not really understand why this kind of problem is happening with our earpieces because we treat them with great care.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 65% at 6:00pm

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: See HSO Report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Would it be possible to have air filters so that I can change the air filter in the lower deck in the Hab?

Crew 263 Operations Report 04-03-2022

SOL: 11

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: 157.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No

Hours: 169.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours: 85.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: 228.1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 19 gallons

Water (static tank): 321 gallons

Water (loft tank): 36 gallons

Water Meter: 01562564 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Notes: I had to change the light bulb in the rear airlock using spare ones I found in the lower deck in the Hab.

Summary of internet: Today, we received the Starlink antenna as another source of Wifi so that we can test it

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 70% at 5:30pm, it was a cloudy day thus we tried to use the electricity only for necessary devices

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: See HSO Report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: I changed the air filter in the RAM when our Crew arrived in the station 2 weeks ago and I think it is now time to change it but I don’t have any filters left in the RAM, would it be possible to have supplemental ones please?

Crew 263 Operations Report 03-03-2022

SOL: 10

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: 157.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes

Hours: 169.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 97%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes

Hours: 85.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 97%

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: 228.8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 21 gallons

Water (static tank): 340 gallons

Water (loft tank): 34 gallons

Water Meter: 01562353 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: I am currently trying to troubleshoot what could probably go wrong with the suit #10 battery thanks to Scott and Shannon’s advice. After charging the battery using the alligator charger, the battery voltage went to 13.6V but I can clearly see the voltage dropping down at a rate of approximately 0.01V per second.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 100% at 5:55pm

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: See HSO Report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing to report

Crew 263 Operations Report 02-03-2022

SOL: 9

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: NA

Notes on non-nominal systems: NA

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: 157.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes

Hours: 85.1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 94%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes

Hours: 169.1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 87%

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: 228.8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: NA

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 17 gallons

Water (static tank): 361 gallons

Water (loft tank): 38 gallons

Water Meter: 01562097 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: No and it smells better because we emptied it yesterday

Summary of internet: NA

Summary of suits and radios: Suit #10 has not been used today and was charging all day, but its battery voltage is currently at 9.6V. I was wondering if it would be possible to charge it “manually” or to replace the battery using the spare ones in the deck near the front airlock. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

Summary of GreenHab operations: NA

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 97% at 6:00pm

Summary of RAM operations: Broom to sweep the RAM

Summary of any observatory issues: NA

Summary of health and safety issues: See HSO Report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: NA

Supplemental Operations Report 2 Mar 2022

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Action taken for non-nominal systems: n/a

Generator: Still being manually run at night. Approximate hours 9 pm to 7 am.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night.

Solar— SOC is nominal. Nice to be able to see what’s going on again.

Notes on power system: We are once again back where we were at the beginning of the season. Both the generator and the solar system are nominal. Autostart is not working.

Propane Reading, station tank – 70 %

Propane Reading, director tank— 60 %

Propane Reading, intern tank— 54 %

Propane Reading, generator— 41 %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – not known gallons. There are four gas cans together. Three of them have old gas with ethanol and one doesn’t, but I don’t know which one that is.

Water (Outpost tank) – 100 gallons

Sojourner rover used: No

Hours: 161.6

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: Yes
Notes on rovers: Nothing to report

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): Honda, 350 (whichever one is working)

Reason for use: making sure they are in operating order

Oil Added? No.

ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0.5 hours

Notes on ATVs: Both started quickly and ran well.

HabCar used and why, where? no

CrewCar used and why, where? no

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town for package pickup

Campus-wide inspection, if action is taken, what and why? Nothing to report

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report

Summary of internet: The Hab account is still online. The technician who is doing the upgrade still does not know when he will be here. I installed Starlink today but need more information about our account before making it operational.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: Added a humidifier to the upper deck. We purchased them for the trailers and found the added humidity in the air is very nice.

Summary of Outpost operations: The intern trailer’s greywater tank is broken. I have not looked at it yet.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Added analog tire gauge to inventory. Currently, it is in the drawer with the water filter wrench, for no reason except that it fit.

Summary of any observatory issues: Waiting for a second part which is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Crew 263 Operations Report 28-02-2022

SOL: 7

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: NA

Notes on non-nominal systems: NA

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: 157.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: handled by Shannon

Opportunity rover used: No

Hours: 84.7

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: handled by Shannon

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours: 68.7

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: handled by Shannon

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: 228.1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: handled by Shannon

General notes and comments: NA

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 20 gallons

Water (static tank): 397 gallons

Water (loft tank): 35 gallons

Water Meter: 01561697 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: NA

Summary of suits and radios: I tested the malfunctioning earpiece with every radio and through different modes but it is not working anymore

Summary of GreenHab operations: NA

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 87% at 5:45pm which seems normal thanks to Shannon’s intervention on it

Summary of RAM operations: NA

Summary of any observatory issues: NA

Summary of health and safety issues: See HSO Report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: NA